Improvement in car-coupling



c. -F. HORNBECK.

Car Coupling. No. 98,770. Y Pat emed'1an.1n, 1870.

. N.' PPTERS, HMG-L'rwgmpher. Washington, D. C.

v inwind sans anni @Wina Letters .Patent No. 98,770, dated January 11, 1870.

IMPRO'VEMENT IN CAR-CDUPLING.

The ySchedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

A I, CORNELIUS F. HORNBECK, of Slatersville, in the county of Tompkins, and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Oar-Coupling, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the combination of levers, catches, bolts, bars, standards, springs, rollers, links and openings, or apertures, in such manner that the same shall be capable of effecting the coupling of railwaycars, when said invention is -attached'to the same, or tothe headings or bumpers thereof.

Tlie'objectof myhsaid invention is to secure a speedy, self-acting, and safe method of coupling-cars, and other vehicles oi'that nature, without the aid of the hands, and without the danger and risk attending the use ot' the same; and I will Vnow proceed to describe the said invention so those skilled in the art may be able to niakeaud use the same, reference being had to the accompanying ldrawings,`which form a pai-tof this specihcation, and in .which- Y Figure 1 represents a side view of my invention, with the near half thereof cut away, to show its construction, and the manner of working the same Figiure 42, an end view of myinvention, showing thesanie in' use;

.Figure 3, an end view thereof', showing the' same in the'position it will be when it is not desired to work;,

Figure 4a surface view of the link used by me in connection with and-"as part of my invention;

'l 'and Figure with my said invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is 'the end of a comlnon car.

B is the heading or bumperto the same.

U is an iron link, each end ,of which is ot' a wedgelike shape, and has a dat groove therein, as shown at S.

d is an aperture in the-heading. or bumper, so iliade to allow the` hook-shaped bolt f to slide up therein.V .p

E is an lordinary opening in said heading orbumper, alittle more timing, however, on the under side than those in common use.

f is a. bolt, made with aslide orplane inclined downward, so constructed fori t-he purpose of allowing the nlinkC'to slip under the same, by help of the dat groove S, its object being to fasten or retain said'liuk when inserted, as aforesaid. t s

gis anarln or lever, working, upon the pivot t', and attached to the .bolt f, by the bolt h, audwit'h the bar or standard lfby the bolt It. j jfis an elliptical spring, so placed under the end of the arm or lever g as to have a tendency to press the bolt f downward.I

mis a lever, fastened tothe bar or standard l, by the bolt n, and working upon the point r.

ois a strap, for the purpose of keeping the lever m close, to the vside ofthe car.

v tact, the link being Y y is a catch to hold the lever m down, thereby pressing and retaining the bolt j' out of use when desired, as is more fully shown in iig. 3;

q is a roller placed iu the bumper, to'relieve the Vbolt f from all possible i'ictionwben sliding up or down.

t is'a point at the lower 'end of v is made to lit in the notch in the heading or bumper immediately under said bolt,said notch being constructed for the purpose of receiving and holding the said point t, and thereby prevent thebolt f from being pulled out by the strain weight ofthe cars thereon. Y

fa isa spring, so placed as'to work on the lever m, and perform the service ot' the spring j, it desired.

The left-handside of' fig. 1, in the accompanying drawings, represents my invention as it appears when the cars are coupled, while the iight-hand side there' of represents it in the act ofcoupling.

The coupling, as-will be seen, is effected hy pressing the wedge-like `link O under the bolt j, which is done by the weight of the cars, as they come in conthat purpose, by the heading or bumper of the other car, and the point t sliding through the flat groove s.

After the link is inserted far enough to catch the bolt j, it is thrown into lever m, as the ca se may be, and the point t, aforesaid, beingcaughtin the notch before mentioned, the bolt is held rmly in position.

To uncouple, bear down ou the lever m, by which means the end k of the lever or arm g is borne down, and the bolt f raised sufficiently to allow to escape. y

It' it is desired to prevent the coupling of the cars when they come iu contact, bear down on the lever m., as before, and retain it in that position, by means of the catch 11, as fully shown. in g. 3, in the accompanying drawings. A

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- `V 1. The combinatiop of the wedge-shaped link C, the groove s therein, the aperture d, the holt f, the

point t, at the end thereof, and the notch, oppositevv thereto, the lever or arm g, the spring j, and the roller g, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. v

2. The combination, with the link C, theaprtule d, the bolt-f, the lever or arm g, the roller q, andthe spring j, of the bar or standard l, the lever m, the spring u, the v strap o, and the catch 11, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

. VCORNELIUS F. HORNBEGK. Witnesses:

N. BOUTON, WM. BALLARD.

the bolt 'ji which resulting from the held in the proper position for' position by the spring j or' the spring u acting on the lever or arm g, or on the 

